Hostess Bakery workers are being encouraged to file for unemployment benefits by members of Maine’s Department of Labor.

Members of the department’s Rapid Response team hosted two training sessions at the Biddeford Eagles Club to walk the hostess employees through the process. More than 200 workers attended.

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“The best thing they can do is apply through the Maine Job Bank and get registered with us,” Maine Department of Labor employee Judy Pelletier said. “Because we have employers call every day to post jobs with us.”

The workers were also told about locations for two area career centers where counselors are there to help workers get retrained and then rehired.

“In my care where I’ve been here so long, it’s kind of like teaching an old dog new tricks,” Said 22 –year Hostess employee Bill Kennedy.